Emir
Energy traders lag on post-trade processing, survey finds
Baringa Partners survey suggests firms may struggle to cope with European financial regulation
CCPs in Japan, Mexico, Singapore and US to jump through Esma hoops
Eleven CCPs say they will apply to Esma for approval – sparing European members a capital hit – but Canada's CDCC has no plans to go through the process
Covered bond industry protests against Esma clearing push
Esma has ignored calls to exempt covered bond vehicles from clearing, to the dismay of issuers
Emir flaws could see futures reporting delayed till 2015
Esma acknowledges industry concerns over delegated reporting provisions and confirms it is considering a one-year delay
Esma takes ‘pragmatic’ stance on Emir evasion
Esma seeks to apply Emir overseas only where EU-guaranteed financial entities trade under non-equivalent regimes – while corporates are given free rein
European power and gas liquidity hit by Mifid II fears
European energy traders say worries about the impact of Mifid II are chilling activity in longer-dated power and gas
Iosco letter to EC ‘strongly recommends’ PFMI standards for non-EU CCP recognition
International frameworks for CCPs should be the primary source of jurisdictional equivalence assessments, according to Iosco's Alder.
Reconciliation + regulation = complication
Incoming rules on portfolio reconciliation could encourage many derivatives users to outsource the process. But it’s not a simple short cut, warn Mike Pierides and Alistair Charleton of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
Time to come clean on credit support annexes
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Year-end ‘congestion’ looms for European trade reporting
Buy-side must prepare to meet their FX reporting obligations in Europe, which will be more challenging than in the US, webinar participants warn
ACI to develop new spot FX standards
Industry association plans to complete project by year-end to bring greater clarity to the definition of spot FX across currencies and geographies
Banks struggling with European reporting rules
Reporting infrastructure built to fulfil Dodd-Frank requirements will need to be revamped to meet Emir standards, say banks
India‘reluctant’ to apply for Esma recognition under current rules
Indian reticence over Emir steps up pressure on EC equivalency regime
Emir futures margin rules create 'regulatory arbitrage'
Clearing house and commodity traders voice concerns about European firms going to US due to Emir CCP standards
Risk Espana survey 2014: Spanish banks play catch-up as regulation looms
Respondents to Risk España’s survey expect to see declines in over-the-counter derivative volumes as a result of regulation and believe less than half the OTC market’s total notional value will be eligible for clearing
Europe should consult on Emir equivalency – SEC official
The EC and Esma should consult on the process for determining equivalency with Emir, says Eric Pan of the SEC
Data fragmentation hampers oversight
The G-20 had hoped the reporting of OTC derivatives trades would give regulators an opportunity to spot the build-up of systemic risk. But domestic reporting requirements, a lack of standard data formats and local privacy laws are preventing supervisors…
Financial transaction tax will harm Europe’s banks in Asian derivatives markets
The draft form of the EU's proposed financial transactions tax is 'unworkable' for European firms operating in Asia
Isda AGM: ‘Overlapping and contradictory’ global regulation will hamper real economy
The cost of reducing systemic risk is too high for the real economy, says Isda deputy chief executive
Isda AGM: Closer international co-ordination needed, says MAS’s Ng
The potential for conflicting regulations could hamper cross-border trades, warns MAS official
Law firm of the year: Morrison & Foerster
OR&R recognises a law firm that successfully guided clients through regulatory confusion and the interpretation of sometimes competing items of financial legislation